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I picked up juuust a few items at last week's Retro Bits and Bytes Swap Meet here in Northern Virginia USA. Perhaps we can test a few of them, let's see how it goes! Are these new old stock floppy drives going to work? Let's find out! Time for a 🧵 
So, first of all, we are need to need a test victim... erm... I mean a test harness... or a test machine. I think the Kehtron 486 DX/50 is the perfect candidate. It's been a little flaky recently though. I had to reseat the HDD/FDD controller to get it to boot!
Let's begin our testing session with this beeeautiful Gateway 2000 keyboard. It works great! I took it downstairs and cleaned it up, and now not only does it work great, it also looks great!
@SimonBooks @maggieNYT @jonathanvswan
Reading your book Regime Change.
Page 98, why did you omit the month - September 2024 - in the third full paragraph?
At that time, @RealTomHoman was a private citizen with zero prospects of service in a Democratic Administration.
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Reading your book Regime Change.
Page 98, why did you omit the month - September 2024 - in the third full paragraph?
At that time, @RealTomHoman was a private citizen with zero prospects of service in a Democratic Administration.
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@FBI agents chose to give this private citizen a gift, which he was free to accept.
In September 2024, wasn’t @KamalaHarris going to win the November election?
@FBIDirectorKash how did FBI know in September that Kamala Harris was going to lose the election?
Sad !
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In September 2024, wasn’t @KamalaHarris going to win the November election?
@FBIDirectorKash how did FBI know in September that Kamala Harris was going to lose the election?
Sad !
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I wonder how many Americans truly understand that corporate media is listening to precisely *none* of the criticisms leveled against it.
In a decade of the Trump era, they haven't changed their methods a whit and still don't understand why we see the WHCA dinner as contemptible.
In a decade of the Trump era, they haven't changed their methods a whit and still don't understand why we see the WHCA dinner as contemptible.
No criticism penetrates. They continue to irresponsibly use anonymous sources, privilege access journalism, refuse to cut off sources known to lie, practice bothsidesism, give time to demagogues, air content they know false, conduct ineffectual fact-checking. No self-improvement.
And you know what? *For what their values are*, they do things exactly right. They value money and fame only, and they change nothing about what they do because they're getting enough of each. *You*, America, gave Maggie Haberman millions for her latest work of access journalism.
Stop asking AI to "make a logo." 🚫
Here's the exact 7-prompt system top designers use to create logos that look like $500K branding campaigns — not generic AI art.
Save this before you design your next logo 📌
Here's the exact 7-prompt system top designers use to create logos that look like $500K branding campaigns — not generic AI art.
Save this before you design your next logo 📌
1️⃣ Build the Brand First
"Act as an elite brand designer.
Create a logo for [brand name] that captures [core value] and speaks directly to [audience].
Make it sophisticated, timeless, and instantly recognizable."
"Act as an elite brand designer.
Create a logo for [brand name] that captures [core value] and speaks directly to [audience].
Make it sophisticated, timeless, and instantly recognizable."
2️⃣ Make It Look Expensive
"Create a sleek,
luxurious logo for [brand name] with a minimalist aesthetic. Use clean shapes,
precise spacing, and a refined palette of black, white, and subtle gold."
"Create a sleek,
luxurious logo for [brand name] with a minimalist aesthetic. Use clean shapes,
precise spacing, and a refined palette of black, white, and subtle gold."
I want to play the other side today.
Millions of doctors prescribe cholesterol lowering drugs. They are not stupid. They are not corrupt. Most of them genuinely believe they are saving lives.
So let me lay out their best argument and then test it against the data. Honestly.
The case FOR lowering LDL. Four different drug classes all lower LDL through different mechanisms. And all four show some reduction in cardiovascular events. When four classes all point the same direction, that is hard to ignore. The medical community calls this concordant evidence. It is their strongest argument.
Fair enough. Let me test it. 🧵
Millions of doctors prescribe cholesterol lowering drugs. They are not stupid. They are not corrupt. Most of them genuinely believe they are saving lives.
So let me lay out their best argument and then test it against the data. Honestly.
The case FOR lowering LDL. Four different drug classes all lower LDL through different mechanisms. And all four show some reduction in cardiovascular events. When four classes all point the same direction, that is hard to ignore. The medical community calls this concordant evidence. It is their strongest argument.
Fair enough. Let me test it. 🧵
Test 1. If lowering LDL saves lives, we should see a clear mortality benefit.
Ennezat et al. reviewed 60 cholesterol lowering trials. 323,950 patients. Every drug class. Every dose. They reduced LDL by up to 80%.
The mortality benefit was near zero. In some trials, more people died.
If the relationship between LDL lowering and survival were strong, 323,950 people would have shown it.
They did not.
Test 1: Failed.
Ennezat et al. reviewed 60 cholesterol lowering trials. 323,950 patients. Every drug class. Every dose. They reduced LDL by up to 80%.
The mortality benefit was near zero. In some trials, more people died.
If the relationship between LDL lowering and survival were strong, 323,950 people would have shown it.
They did not.
Test 1: Failed.
Test 2. If LDL causes heart disease, people with high LDL should have the most heart attacks.
Sachdeva et al. studied 136,905 heart attack patients. 75% had LDL at or below guideline targets at the time of their event.
If LDL quantity drove the disease, those patients should not have been in the hospital.
Test 2: Failed.
Sachdeva et al. studied 136,905 heart attack patients. 75% had LDL at or below guideline targets at the time of their event.
If LDL quantity drove the disease, those patients should not have been in the hospital.
Test 2: Failed.
#ResistanceRoots
Eric Hoffer was born on this day in 1898(?) in New York City. Called the “longshoreman philosopher,” he spent most of his life as a migrant worker and cargo handler while reading and writing extensively in his spare time. He rose to fame in 1951 with his book The True Believer. /1
Eric Hoffer was born on this day in 1898(?) in New York City. Called the “longshoreman philosopher,” he spent most of his life as a migrant worker and cargo handler while reading and writing extensively in his spare time. He rose to fame in 1951 with his book The True Believer. /1
Hoffer’s early life is one of the greatest mysteries in modern American literature. No birth certificate, school records or official documents exist from his youth. Everything known about his first 40 years is based solely on his personal narratives, which were often self-contradictory. /2
Hoffer claimed that when he was seven years old, he went blind after falling down a flight of stairs. As a result, he never attended school. However, when he was 15 years old, his eyesight mysteriously returned. Terrified that he would once again go blind, he spent every free hour reading. /3
Those of you who are beholden to the Ancient Aliens theory might want to buckle up. There's just enough evidence to more than suggest Zachariah Sitchin wasn't who you think he was.
Born in Soviet Azerbaijan, raised in Mandatory Palestine
More....
Born in Soviet Azerbaijan, raised in Mandatory Palestine
More....
London School of Economics
Served in the British Army during WW2
Journalist in Israel
Moved to NYC and became a shipping executive.
Then we get all his books.
Some sites say he changed his name.
Some say he was a high ranking Freemason.
More:
Served in the British Army during WW2
Journalist in Israel
Moved to NYC and became a shipping executive.
Then we get all his books.
Some sites say he changed his name.
Some say he was a high ranking Freemason.
More:
But the biggest red flag for me:
His books fit the Heglian model.
But, his biggest critics say he was used to create the narrative for the purposes of misleading people. Exopolitics dot com connects him to three people feeding him what he was to say.
Apparently...
His books fit the Heglian model.
But, his biggest critics say he was used to create the narrative for the purposes of misleading people. Exopolitics dot com connects him to three people feeding him what he was to say.
Apparently...
Most people in the retro PC world have heard of XTIDE, and many are now aware of PicoMEM, but have you heard of the XTMax? I recently learned about it, and decided to pick one up. Let's talk about it in a 🧵 here!
The XTMax was designed by Ted Fried (MicroCore Labs) and is an 8-bit software defined ISA card that expands RAM up to 640KB, adds 16MB of expanded memory, and provides bootable HDD-like access. It uses a Teensy 4.1. And yes, there is PicoMEM rivalry, more on that in a minute.
Here's the back of the card. And here it is installed.. it's rather "wide." I also noticed that it isn't particularly "stable" in the slot, which did cause me some boot errors.
DON'T take a blood pressure pill every single day!
Five foods in your kitchen do the exact same thing.
And they do it without the side effects.
Here is the breakdown of natural medicine:
Five foods in your kitchen do the exact same thing.
And they do it without the side effects.
Here is the breakdown of natural medicine:
1/ BEETS.
High in nitrates.
Your body turns these into nitric oxide.
This relaxes your blood vessels.
It opens them up for better flow.
Drink the juice or eat them roasted.
High in nitrates.
Your body turns these into nitric oxide.
This relaxes your blood vessels.
It opens them up for better flow.
Drink the juice or eat them roasted.
2/ FLAXSEEDS.
Loaded with omega-3 fatty acids.
Studies show they inhibit the enzyme that narrows arteries.
They also provide fiber to keep your heart healthy.
Grind them into powder first.
Your body cannot digest the whole seed.
Loaded with omega-3 fatty acids.
Studies show they inhibit the enzyme that narrows arteries.
They also provide fiber to keep your heart healthy.
Grind them into powder first.
Your body cannot digest the whole seed.
Recently I noticed my spare Micro SD cards stash was getting low. I got to thinking: I have a lot of devices that have much bigger cards than they need, so I bought a bunch of "cheaper" 32GB cards and looked at my retro devices to "reclaim" the bigger cards. Time for a 🧵
First, I looked at my SCSI emulators... both my BlueSCSI and ZuluSCSI Blaster, but quickly realized they don't take Micro SD cards. Next 😂
I pulled out my WirSA modem, and SD2LPT (or whatever it is called) and downgraded both to 32GB cards! Same with my RGBtoHDMI
Google has now officially been added to the letter. They have signed.
Signatories:
In retrospect, this would probably have been a better choice for a screenshot.
#SurvivingEarth
Okay. Setting things to rights.
THIS.
Think it's the usual wobbly behavioural portrayal in which a predator suicidally fights deadlier prey? Believe that mammalian propaganda has struck again?
I CHECKED THE FRAMES, and I tell you--
YOU'D BE WRONG.
A thread: (1/9)
Okay. Setting things to rights.
THIS.
Think it's the usual wobbly behavioural portrayal in which a predator suicidally fights deadlier prey? Believe that mammalian propaganda has struck again?
I CHECKED THE FRAMES, and I tell you--
YOU'D BE WRONG.
A thread: (1/9)
1. WHAT GAVE THE BIRDS THE CONFIDENCE TO ATTACK THE CUVIERONIUS?
The birds saw that Cuvieronius are about the same height as themselves, are herbivorous, have sparse hair, and are four-legged.
To the birds, Cuvieronius resembled...overlarge toxodon. Their brain said 'prey'. (2/9)
The birds saw that Cuvieronius are about the same height as themselves, are herbivorous, have sparse hair, and are four-legged.
To the birds, Cuvieronius resembled...overlarge toxodon. Their brain said 'prey'. (2/9)
2. THE ACTUAL ATTACK. FRAME BY FRAME (LITERALLY).
The attacking bird zigzaged towards the target. At first the bird made it AS IF it was going for the adult.
Either the adult would charge and its momentum would propel it forward, or it would quail and run.
Here it charged. (3/9)
The attacking bird zigzaged towards the target. At first the bird made it AS IF it was going for the adult.
Either the adult would charge and its momentum would propel it forward, or it would quail and run.
Here it charged. (3/9)
